The Monthly Statistical Update (MSU) keeps agents and brokers current on the market trends affecting California real estate transactions. This month, we’re covering: the rising Federal Funds rate, which is directly causing adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) rates to jump in 2023; rates on mortgage insurance from private insurers contrasted with the FHA, making mortgage borrowing even more expensive for homebuyers […]
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Property prices and cost of capital test buyer readiness May 2023
Your Monthly Statistical Update (MSU) for May 2023 has arrived Each month the MSU features three interrelated charts, presented both in a dynamic video as well as a PDF. Collectively analyzed, these charts provide you and your students with insight and practical expectations about the future The status of the real estate market is critical […]
Home sales volume finds a new low, ARMs no longer an option to extend purchasing power April 2023
The status of the real estate market is critical to inform your curriculum and marketing strategy — as well as give the ability to prepare for the developing educational patterns of tomorrow In the April 2023 MSU, we cover: California’s monthly home sales volume, which hit a historic low in January 2023; mortgage interest rate […]
Homebuyers now lean on ARMs to cover lost purchasing power — and that crutch is about to vanish; Monthly Statistical Update (September 2022)
The Monthly Statistical Update (MSU) keeps agents and brokers current on the market trends affecting California real estate transactions. In the September 2022 MSU, we cover: the leveling of California home prices, with prices barely rising in May 2022; ARM rates, which have increased rapidly in 2022, soon to surpass FRM rates; and the widening mortgage rate spread, which indicates […]
Homebuyers now lean on ARMs to cover lost purchasing power
— and that crutch is about to vanish
Each month the MSU features three interrelated charts, presented in a dynamic video as well as a PDF. Collectively analyzed, these charts provide you and your students with insight and practical expectations about the future. The status of the real estate market is critical to inform your curriculum and marketing strategy — as well as […]
Higher mortgage rates drain purchasing power, sink sales volume
Each month the MSU features three interrelated charts, presented in a dynamic video as well as a PDF.Collectively analyzed, these charts provide you and your students with insight and practical expectations about the future. The status of the real estate market is critical to inform your curriculum and marketing strategy — as well as give […]
Fast rising mortgage rates chill real estate for all participants; Monthly Statistical Update (May 2022)
The May 2022 MSU covers leaping mortgage interest rates, the surge of new agents in 2021, and the rise of adjustable rate mortgages (ARMs). Click the Share button on the top right of the video player to post the Video MSU to your social media following. May 2022 Monthly Statistical Update PDF Looking for a printable version? Download the May […]